Precious Lord Chords by Aretha Franklin
Tempo:
84.225 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
G#
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In the memory of my father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, and Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King,
I'd like to sing one of his favorites, a song that he'd always request,
a song with long, strong arms that rocked him in the cradle of ages.
[C#]
[G#m] [C#] Pressure, [G#m] Lord, [F#]
[C#] take my, my [D] [F#] [E] hand, [F#]
and [E] lead,
[C#m] [F#] lead me [B] on.
Oh, Lord, let me, [D#m] let me, let me, let me, Lord, let me [G#] stand.
[C]
[F] I get so [F#]
[F#]
[F] high, [Bm] [B]
Lord, I get [G#] weak, [D#m]
and [G#] I'm [C#]
[G#] so [G#m] low,
[C#] and I'm on my [F#] way.
[E] [F#]
[E]
[F#] [F#] [B]
[F#m] [F#] [C]
You're [F#m] so far, like a [F#]
bolt out of the blue, the light.
It won't let me, [F] my [A#]
[F] heart [D#m] aches.
He's [G#] our father.
[B]
[C#]
[F#]
And I'll [C#]
hear my [F#] call.
Hear my call.
Hear my call.
And he'll [E] hold [F#] my [B] hand.
Oh, Lord.
And lest I, [D#m] lest I [G#] fall,
[D#m] [Cm] take [C] my, my
[F#] [G#m] hand.
[F#] [F] Yeah, [A#m] yeah.
[D#m] [G#] Precious Lord.
[C#] [F#] Precious Lord.
[B] [F#] [C#] And lead, [B] [C#]
[G#m] Lord, lead, lead me on.
[F#] Oh.
[B] [F#] Mmm, [Bm] mmm, mmm, mmm.
Mmm, mmm, [F#] mmm, mmm.
Martin Luther King,
I'd like to sing one of his favorites, a song that he'd always request,
a song with long, strong arms that rocked him in the cradle of ages.
[C#]
[G#m] [C#] Pressure, [G#m] Lord, [F#]
[C#] take my, my [D] [F#] [E] hand, [F#]
and [E] lead,
[C#m] [F#] lead me [B] on.
Oh, Lord, let me, [D#m] let me, let me, let me, Lord, let me [G#] stand.
[C]
[F] I get so [F#]
[F#]
[F] high, [Bm] [B]
Lord, I get [G#] weak, [D#m]
and [G#] I'm [C#]
[G#] so [G#m] low,
[C#] and I'm on my [F#] way.
[E] [F#]
[E]
[F#] [F#] [B]
[F#m] [F#] [C]
You're [F#m] so far, like a [F#]
bolt out of the blue, the light.
It won't let me, [F] my [A#]
[F] heart [D#m] aches.
He's [G#] our father.
[B]
[C#]
[F#]
And I'll [C#]
hear my [F#] call.
Hear my call.
Hear my call.
And he'll [E] hold [F#] my [B] hand.
Oh, Lord.
And lest I, [D#m] lest I [G#] fall,
[D#m] [Cm] take [C] my, my
[F#] [G#m] hand.
[F#] [F] Yeah, [A#m] yeah.
[D#m] [G#] Precious Lord.
[C#] [F#] Precious Lord.
[B] [F#] [C#] And lead, [B] [C#]
[G#m] Lord, lead, lead me on.
[F#] Oh.
[B] [F#] Mmm, [Bm] mmm, mmm, mmm.
Mmm, mmm, [F#] mmm, mmm.
Key:
F#
C#
B
G#
D#m
F#
C#
B
In the memory of my father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, and Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King,
I'd like to sing one of his favorites, a song that he'd always request,
a song with long, strong arms that rocked him in the cradle of ages.
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] Pressure, _ _ _ _ [G#m] Lord, [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ take my, _ _ _ _ _ my [D] _ [F#] _ [E] hand, [F#] _ _ _
_ and [E] lead, _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#] _ lead me [B] on.
Oh, _ Lord, _ _ _ _ let me, [D#m] let me, let me, let me, Lord, let me [G#] stand. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] I get so _ [F#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ high, _ _ [Bm] _ [B]
Lord, I get [G#] weak, [D#m] _ _ _ _
and [G#] I'm _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[G#] _ so _ _ [G#m] low, _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ and I'm _ on my [F#] way. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ You're _ _ _ _ [F#m] so far, like a [F#] _ _ _ _
bolt out of the blue, the light.
It won't let me, [F] my _ [A#] _ _ _ _
[F] heart _ [D#m] _ _ aches.
He's _ [G#] our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ father.
_ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ And I'll [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ hear my [F#] call.
Hear my call.
Hear my call.
And he'll _ _ [E] hold [F#] my _ [B] hand.
_ _ _ Oh, Lord. _
And lest I, [D#m] lest I [G#] fall, _ _
_ [D#m] _ [Cm] take [C] my, my _
[F#] [G#m] hand.
[F#] _ _ [F] Yeah, [A#m] yeah. _
[D#m] _ [G#] Precious Lord.
[C#] _ [F#] Precious Lord.
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] And lead, [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#m] Lord, lead, _ lead me on.
[F#] Oh.
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] Mmm, [Bm] mmm, mmm, mmm.
Mmm, mmm, [F#] mmm, mmm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Martin Luther King,
I'd like to sing one of his favorites, a song that he'd always request,
a song with long, strong arms that rocked him in the cradle of ages.
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] Pressure, _ _ _ _ [G#m] Lord, [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ take my, _ _ _ _ _ my [D] _ [F#] _ [E] hand, [F#] _ _ _
_ and [E] lead, _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#] _ lead me [B] on.
Oh, _ Lord, _ _ _ _ let me, [D#m] let me, let me, let me, Lord, let me [G#] stand. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] I get so _ [F#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ high, _ _ [Bm] _ [B]
Lord, I get [G#] weak, [D#m] _ _ _ _
and [G#] I'm _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[G#] _ so _ _ [G#m] low, _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ and I'm _ on my [F#] way. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ You're _ _ _ _ [F#m] so far, like a [F#] _ _ _ _
bolt out of the blue, the light.
It won't let me, [F] my _ [A#] _ _ _ _
[F] heart _ [D#m] _ _ aches.
He's _ [G#] our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ father.
_ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ And I'll [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ hear my [F#] call.
Hear my call.
Hear my call.
And he'll _ _ [E] hold [F#] my _ [B] hand.
_ _ _ Oh, Lord. _
And lest I, [D#m] lest I [G#] fall, _ _
_ [D#m] _ [Cm] take [C] my, my _
[F#] [G#m] hand.
[F#] _ _ [F] Yeah, [A#m] yeah. _
[D#m] _ [G#] Precious Lord.
[C#] _ [F#] Precious Lord.
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] And lead, [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#m] Lord, lead, _ lead me on.
[F#] Oh.
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] Mmm, [Bm] mmm, mmm, mmm.
Mmm, mmm, [F#] mmm, mmm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _